Veneering construction



March El 'Jl MASQN ET ALy VENEERING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 25, 1935 Patented Mar. 23, 1937 VENEERING CONSTRICTION` Edward J. Mason and Henry W. Mason,

Detroit, Mich.

Application May 25, 1935, serial'No. 23,419

Claims.

Our invention relates to a new and useful lmprovement in a veneering construction, adapted for use primarily on existing buildings to serve as a means for supporting brick veneering which 5 may be mounted thereon.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for supporting the layer veneering without resorting to a deep excavation and an extension of the foot of the foundation wall.

It is another object of the invention to provide, as a support for the superimposed veneering, a supporting ledge of concrete or other similar hardening plastic material, secured to the foundation wall and held thereagainst.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view of the invention showing it secured to a foundation wall.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing 25 a slightly modied form.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of a second modified form.

0 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

In the drawing we have illustrated the invention applied to a building having a foundation wall 9 resting on a footing l0, and serving as a support for the super-structure or main part of the building II. In order to support the layer I2 of brick veneering about the building, we excavate the space I3 below the grade line I4, and extending around the building in engagement with the 0 outer surface of the foundation wall 9, we provide the ledge I5 formed from concrete or other v suitable hardening material. This ledge occupies the space I3 which has been excavated and is provided with the inclined under-surface I6 45 to provide the lower wedge shaped portion. If desired the ledge may, of course, be above or below the grade line. Projected through the foundation wall at spaced intervals, are bolts I1 which extend beyond the outer surface or face I8 50 of the foundation wall so as to project into or be embedded in the ledge I5. The inner ends of these bolts I1 are provided with nuts I9 which are threaded thereon. The outwardly projecting ends of these bolts serve as supports for the ledge 55 and by means of the nuts these bolts will serve to (Cl. l772-05) retain` the ledge in close engagement with the outer face of the foundation wall.

In v'theform shown in Fig. 2, we have provided in the bolts I1 the passages 20 through which is passed the bolt 2l, having at its lower end the 5 cross-head 22. The cross-head comprises the laterally projecting arms 22 and 23. These suspending bolts 2| serve as a means for anchoring the bolts I1 in the ledge I5 and also to some extent as a means for reinforcing and support- 10 ing the ledge.

In Fig. 4 we have shown the bolts I1" provided with the horizontally disposed rod 24 which extends through the opening 25 formed in the bolts I'I" and projects laterally from opposite 15 sides of the bolt. These rods 24 also serve as anchoring and supporting means and as reinforcement.

The construction illustrated is a development of our invention which is set forth in United States Letters Patent No. 1,857,926, issued May 10, 1932, and in the present invention the longitudinally extending supporting plate is eliminated and the layer of veneering is supported directly on a concrete ledge. We have found from experience that on many types of buildings the type of construction illustrated in this present invention is more desirable than the type of construction illustrated in our patent referred to.

In the present type of construction there are no exposed metal parts on the exterior of the wall to rust or corrode and a very economical construction is thus provided which is most durable.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction, we do not wish to limit ourselves to the precise details of structure shown, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a foundation Wall; a ledge of plastic material engaging the outer surface of the foundation wall and terminating with its upper face substantially flush with the grade line and having its lower face tapered inwardly toward said wall; a layer of brick veneering supported on said ledge; a plurality of bolts projected through said wall and penetrating, at their outer ends, said ledge for securing the same to said wall and accessible at one end from the inner side of said wall; and separate anchoring means carried on the penetrating end each of said bolts.

2. In combination, a foundation wall; a ledge of plastic material engaging the outer surface of the foundation wall; a plurality of bolts projected through said foundation wall and projecting at one end into said ledge for securing the same to said Wall; and anchoring means carried by said end of said bolts and projecting radially outwardly therefrom and extending 10ngitudinally of said ledge for securing the same to said Wall. t f y.

3. In .,combination, .ai ,foundation wall; a ledge of plastic material engaging the outer surface of the foundation wall for supporting a layer of brick Veneering mounted thereon; la plurality of bolts projected through said wall and projecting at their outer ends into said ledgrej and termi. nating therein; and an anchoring member carriedj on said end of each of said bolts comprising a T shaped structure, the armsV of vsaid structure extending longitudinally of said ledge, said anchoring means effecting the securing of said ledge to said Wall and the supporting ofthe same.

4. In combination, a foundation wall; a ledge of plastic material engaging the outer surface of the foundation Wall for supporting a layer of brick veneering projected thereon and extending upwardly therefrom; a plurality of bolts projected to said Wall in spaced relation to each other and terminating at their outer ends Within said ledge; and means carried by the outer ends of each of said bolts extending longitudinally of said ledge, said ends of said bolts and said meanscarried thereby effecting a securing of said ledge to said wall and providing a support for the same.

j 5, In combination, a foundation wall; a ledge of plastic material engaging the outer face of the outer Wall; a plurality of bolts projecting through said foundation Wall in spaced relation to each other and projecting at one of their ends into said ledge for securing the same to said wall;

land separate anchoring means carried by the projecting ends of each of said bolts and projecting radially therefrom for securing said ledge to said Wall.

EDWARD J. MASON. HENRY W. MASON. 

